2019 NBA Playoffs thread

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

Here’s to a Bucks vs Blazers finals.

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I’m game for that.

Really like that CJ is using last year’s sweep as motivation.

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

Really like that CJ is using last year’s sweep as motivation.

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I like it too. I however don’t understand why people are name dropping Jrue when talking about Lillard and McCollum. Jrue’s not in the playoffs, so why keep mentioning him?

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

I like it too. I however don’t understand why people are name dropping Jrue when talking about Lillard and McCollum. Jrue’s not in the playoffs, so why keep mentioning him?

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Cause in last year's playoffs, Dame averaged 18.5 points per game on 35% from the floor and 30% from three, and got swept. This year, he's averaging 28.8ppg, on 44% from the floor and 44% from three, and is going to put OKC away in 5.

That brings up the obvious question: why can you do this this year against Westbrook, but you couldn't do it last year against Jrue Holiday? Westbrook is supposed to be a decent defender, so what gives? Is he that bad at guarding you? And if not, why are you so good now, when you choked it up last year? Surely then, that says something about Jrue.

Kind of like how in boxing, sometimes people's resume gets a retroactive boost when someone they beat goes on to beat some big name. Jrue's name is getting a boost because of how god-awful OKC is handling this.

It might say more about Dame than it does about Jrue seeing as how Dame is still in the playoffs, and this isn’t last year.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

It might say more about Dame than it does about Jrue seeing as how Dame is still in the playoffs, and this isn’t last year.

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Then if it's about Dame, it still begs the question: why could you, Lillard, not find any of this against Jrue Holiday? What made you fail against him? Did you choke? Which is, of course, related to Jrue again.

Obviously you think it's a dumb connection and that's fine, but that's the connection anyway.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Then if it's about Dame, it still begs the question: why could you, Lillard, not find any of this against Jrue Holiday? What made you fail against him? Did you choke? Which is, of course, related to Jrue again.

Obviously you think it's a dumb connection and that's fine, but that's the connection anyway.

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I mean Westbrook is a good defender but mostly steals and blocks jrue on the other hand is tenacious he just comes at and just comes at you which throws a lot of ppl off their game also think he's the opposite of a lot of players where most will take plays off on the defense but him hell take plays off on the offense to save energy for defense. probably has zero to do with what you guys are talking about but I love me some jrue and still think he's underrated lol

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People develop. If people are going to trumpet that Jrue has developed into a great defender, they should also credit Dame for developing his game. They are obviously not the same people as last year.
Heck, they played twice this year and Dame went for 25/7/6. People grow, games change.

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

Happy for Tim Frazier too.

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I didn’t hate Tim, honestly I never understood the the hate towards him, I just always wanted an upgrade at his spot, but don’t we all?

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

I didn’t hate Tim, honestly I never understood the the hate towards him, I just always wanted an upgrade at his spot, but don’t we all?

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Yeah. I’m just happy for him and Niko.

Gotta love the Utah Fans “Flopper” chants at Harden and CP3

Minty with the good hair beat CPME and Da Beard.

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

Gotta love the Utah Fans “Flopper” chants at Harden and CP3

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It’s wild to think that he has only been called for traveling 5 times this entire year.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

People develop. If people are going to trumpet that Jrue has developed into a great defender, they should also credit Dame for developing his game. They are obviously not the same people as last year.
Heck, they played twice this year and Dame went for 25/7/6. People grow, games change.

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Sure, but people don't generally take that leap in a single year at the age of 27. So again, it's something worth talking about.

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

What is Jrue Holiday doing right now?

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Same thing Dame would be doing if CJ McCollum had demanded a trade mid-season, or that TIm Frazier would be doing if Giannis wanted out of the Bucks.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Sure, but people don't generally take that leap in a single year at the age of 27. So again, it's something worth talking about.

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So Jrue (at 29) can improve on his calling card (defense), but Lillard (at 28) cant improve on his calling card?

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

So Jrue (at 29) can improve on his calling card (defense), but Lillard (at 28) cant improve on his calling card?

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Jrue has been a strong defender for years, and has gone from relatively ignored and obscure NBA player that most people forgot existed to a legitimate force on the court on both ends during a highlight reel of a playoff run that saw him shut down an All Star and all NBA calibre dynamo. His profile got boosted.

Lillard hasn't improved, or at least, not much. He's doing this year what he did in the playoffs two years ago. He's not improved, he was already an all-star, already all NBA talent, already a top 20 player on everyone's list, already an elite scorer. This isn't odd for him. This isn't out of the ordinary.

That isn't to say Lillard can't improve. It's to say that Holiday is a much more notable improvement, and it came from nowhere, whereas all Lillard has done is gone back to being good, like he already was, before Jrue made him look like a scrub.

If someone averages 29ppg now, and 28ppg in the playoffs two years ago, but only 18ppg in the year that comes in the middle, you ask the question: okay, what went wrong then? And the answer is Jrue Holiday. What happened? Jrue happened. So people talk about it.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

So Jrue (at 29) can improve on his calling card (defense), but Lillard (at 28) cant improve on his calling card?

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Ask him what he thinks of Jamal Murray!

Even the teams that should have been the happiest this year fell into bouts of infighting and finger-pointing, while the Blazers, who had every reason to splinter, stayed connected. Here's how it's paying off, big-time: pic.twitter.com/svoV9j2HCp

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 22, 2019

Nets are done

The Jamal Murray haters are awfully silent tonight :)

What a bust Aldridge has become in the NBA.

Blazers/ Bucks final would be pretty great.

Lillard vs giannis. I would make offerings to the basketball gods for a 7 game series.

Let it fly!

Jamal has knocked down 4 threes so far! pic.twitter.com/29hxx2yNH6

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) April 24, 2019

Kanter is the Turkish rocky. Dude is playing hurt.